3 May 2019

Air Base firefighters assist community

914th Fire Emergency Services personnel from the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station assist with sandbagging on the shores of Lake Ontario in Wilson N.Y. on May 2, 2019. The air base was called by county emergency managers to assist in mutual aid to help save resident homes from rising water levels. (U.S. Air Force photo by Peter Borys)

30 Apr 2019

SAAPM events held at Niagara

Members of the 914th Air Refueling Wing (left) play against members of the Buffalo Military Entrance Processing Station in a friendly game of volleyball at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. April 25, 2019. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month and this game as well as many other events organized by Nikki Slaughter-Smith,

22 Apr 2019

Niagara celebrates Purple Up! Day

Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 914th Air Refueling Wing celebrate Purple Up! Day on Friday, April 12. Wing personnel wore purple clothing as a visible way to show support and thank military youth for their strength and sacrifices. Purple indicates that all branches of the military are supported: Air Force blue, Army green, Navy blue, Marine red,

15 Apr 2019

328th celebrates 75th anniversary with 99-year old former commander

On April 15, 2019, Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 328th Air Refueling Squadron here celebrate 75 years of history dating back to the 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron which flew the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII. Meet the squadron's first commander, 99-year-old Col. John Moriarty.

14 Apr 2019

Former NHL player presents jersey to Niagara Airmen

Former NHL Buffalo Sabres goaltender and current Sabres TV analyst Martin Biron was a guest speaker at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. on April 6, 2019. Biron spoke with Reserve Citizen Airmen of the 328th Air Refueling Squadron and 914th Operational Support Squadron and presented them with a signed Sabres hockey jersey which was

11 Apr 2019

10,000 hours

Lt. Col. Barry Cupples, a navigator with the 757th Airlift Squadron, completed his ten thousandth C-130 flight hour here, April 6, 2019.

7 Apr 2019

Niagara's 328th ARS celebrates 75 years

On April 15, 2019 the 328th Air Refueling Squadron celebrates 75 years of history dating back to the 3rd Combat Cargo Squadron which flew the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII. As part of the April edition of 'The Barrel' we interviewed the first commander, 99-year-old Colonel John Moriarty.

7 Apr 2019

Bombs to boom: Reserve Citizen Airman goes from cold war gunner to present-day boom operator

Bomber, airlift and now refueling. Those are the incredible missions of one Niagara Falls Reserve Citizen Airman.Tech. Sgt. Corey Palmer, 50, is currently attending in-flight refueling training – more commonly known as Boom School – at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.His military career started in 1988 as an active-duty tail gunner in the B-52. When

31 Mar 2019

Navy officer receives Air Force medal at Niagara

Lt. Cmdr. Robert Kenning (right), Buffalo Military Entrance Processing Station commander, is presented the Air Force Achievement medal by Col. Mark Larson, 914th Air Refueling Wing commander, March 29, 2019 Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. Lt. Cmdr. Kenning was nominated for the decoration by Lt. Col. William Gourlay, 914th Security Forces

21 Mar 2019

Freedom's front door

The Buffalo Military Entrance Processing Station at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y. is responsible for screening, interviewing and qualifying our future leaders in the U.S. military. This is the first interaction many of these applicants get with the military so this team has to make that first impression count.